Tier or tiers may refer to:

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Organizational An organization or organisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences) is an legal entity, entity—such as ...

, a ranking relationship involving order in a collective and its subordinate components *

Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items, often recorded in a list, such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than", or "ranked equal to" the second. In mathematics, this is known as a weak ...

, a relationship involving order between a set of observations or variables *

Data center A data center is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. Since IT operations are crucial for busines ...

tiers, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers, which defines a level in terms of "tiers" *

Multitier architecture In software engineering, multitier architecture (often referred to as ''n''-tier architecture) is a client–server architecture in which presentation, application processing and data management functions are physically separated. The most wide ...

, a tier-based system in software architecture *

Tier (emission standard) Tier or tiers may refer to: Groupings *Organizational, a ranking relationship involving order in a collective and its subordinate components *Ranking, a relationship involving order between a set of observations or variables *Data center tiers, ...

, rankings of emission standards in the US *

Standings A ranking is a relationship between a set of items, often recorded in a list, such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than", or "ranked equal to" the second. In mathematics, this is known as a weak ...

or rankings, listings which compare sports teams or individuals, institutions, nations, companies, or other entities by ranking them in order of ability or achievement *

Tier list A tier list is a concept originating in video game culture where playable characters or other in-game elements are subjectively ranked by their respective viability as part of a list. Characters listed high on a tier list of a specific game are ...

, a list of playable characters ranked by their abilities in competitive settings *Tiers of suppliers in a

supply chain A supply chain is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them to end consumers or end customers, while supply chain management deals with the flow of goods in distri ...

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* A row of

moorings A mooring is any permanent structure to which a seaborne vessel (such as a boat, ship, or amphibious aircraft) may be secured. Examples include quays, wharfs, jetties, piers, anchor buoys, and mooring buoys. A ship is secured to a mooring to ...

or anchorages for ships *

Taiwan Institute of Economic Research Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER, ) is an incorporated non-profit research institute in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History Established on 1 September 1976, it was the first independent academic research institute in Taiwan. ...

, one of two major economic research institutes in Taiwan *Tier Sinclair, a fictional character in

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

* "Tier" (song), by German band Rammstein *"Tier", a song by Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi from ''

Das nullte Kapitel ''Das nullte Kapitel'' is a 2017 German hip-hop album by Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi. It is the second album by the band, following 2013's '' Expedition ins O''. It was published by the independent label Kreismusik. The album, as wi ...

'' *Tier Mobility, a shared e-scooter operator company from Germany *Tiers, a variant of the surname Thiers *''Tiers'', a French term for

tremissis The tremissis or tremis (Greek: τριμίσιον, ''trimision'') was a small pure gold coin of Late Antiquity. Its name, meaning "a third of a unit", formed by analogy with semissis (half of a unit), indicated its value relative to the soli ...

, coins of the Roman and Merovingian periods *The Tiers, a 19th-century name for the

Adelaide Hills The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The largest town in the area, Mount Barker, South Australia, Mount Barker, is one of Australia's fastest-growi ...

, South Australia *

Tiers, South Tyrol Tiers (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Penins ...

, a municipality in Italy

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